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Still no time to focus on the project – but here’s a little update on the car: After the first start we had some issues… Some of the carburettors were pretty clogged up, so the fuel flow was insufficient at times. The carburettors removed from the car. Pretty dirty looking setup… Time to take them… Continue reading Part 67. Running better

We finally got the engine running today! Nice feeling even though we had a bunch problems. The good news was that there was only one coolant leak and no fuel leaks. But we had a faulty ignition coil, a clogged fuel pump and a couple of clogged carburettor jets… Here’s a clip: And some photos:

The past summer was pretty much a total loss projectwise. I had absolutely no time to work on the car beacause of some other things happening. A few updates though: The engine cover got cleaned up primed. And the fenders And the doors

Just a quick update: We got the cabin and enginebay electrics mostly sorted last weekend. Starter works, fan works, lights work, wipers work etc. There’s still a few little issues to sort but mainly things are looking ok. A few photos: The fan sensor is now connected to the fan (through a relay and a… Continue reading Part 63. Electrics – a quick update

A few updates on the project – We finally finished the brakes! We put in the brake fluid but soon noticed that the original plastic brake fluid reservoir had a leak! And ofcourse there was no spare for it. I asked around the Saabclub forum for a spare, but only got one offer (which was… Continue reading Part 62. Brakes, windows, exhaust, …

The Stroker front wheel angles needed some adjustment because we had a couple of problems that needed to be sorted sooner rather than later.  (Ofcourse I will have the angles better adjusted  later.) Both wheels had a huge positive camper (the top of the wheel is farther out than the bottom) which caused two problems:… Continue reading Part 61. Wheel angles

We installed an electric fan for the ’64 today. We found a small enough unit from some Huyndai. Making the brackets was pretty easy and we put some mounting rubbers between the fan and body to minimize noise and to reduce vibrations. We were able to make the installation so we used existing holes. So… Continue reading Part 60. Electric fan for the stroker

Since all the brake parts on the car are new we decided to go for new lines also. So, new piping all the way through: New lines, but they have no flaring or nuts yet. Flaring tools – look complicated but actually very easy to use. First the end of the line is cleaned with… Continue reading Part 58. Making brakelines

A bit more about the rear brakes: Pretty much “everything” new here (piston, shoes)… (Oops! As “Saab 95” reminded in the comments – the springs are on the wrong side of the shoes in the photo… They have to be on the inside!  I remembered it as I put the hub on – installed this… Continue reading Part 57. Rear brakes

Ah, the snow 🙂 – – – – The brake lines are almost done (new lines and hoses all round). Although I’m still waiting for the front brake hoses from Sweden – they should be here in two weeks time. I decided to fix the fuel pump. It looked like a mouse had made a… Continue reading Part 56. Miscellaneous